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Ethical Hacking Academy · Lesson

User and Process Management

ps, kill, sudo.

Users and Processes

Linux is multi-user and multitasking. Knowing who is logged in and what is running is vital both for administration and for assessing a compromised host.

This lesson covers identity, processes, signals, and privilege with ps, kill, and sudo.

Who Am I

First, confirm your identity and group memberships. After landing on a target, this tells you what you can do.

whoami
id
groups

All lessons in this course

  1. The Linux File System
  2. Essential Commands
  3. User and Process Management
  4. Networking Commands
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